Abstract: In service, concrete can develop cracks or microcracks that can influence the transport of liquids and ions. This paper describes an investigation of fluid transport in concrete damaged by tensile loading or freeze–thaw ...

Abstract: Microbially induced corrosion (MIC) is a process that can take place in concrete sewers, septic tanks, and transfer stations and can result in concrete deterioration. MIC is attributable to the microbial oxidation of ...

Abstract: In this paper, the plastic settlement of mortar is analyzed on the basis of small strain consolidation theory and the approach is compared with experimental data. The amount of settlement caused by the self-weight of bulk ...

Abstract: The goal of this investigation was to better understand and predict early-age shrinkage cracking in restrained concrete structures. The threefold aim of this study included: (1) the development of test methods to assess ...

Abstract: The acoustic emission (AE) behavior of reinforced concrete beams tested under flexural loading was investigated to characterize and identify different sources of damage including microcrack development, localized crack ...

Abstract: This paper presents experimental evidence to show that a size/geometry dependence is observed in the shrinkage cracking behavior of restrained concrete structures. A theoretical model is developed to explain this behavior. ...

Abstract: Concrete is a material that changes volumetrically in response to moisture and temperature variations. Frequently, these volumetric changes are prevented by restraint from the surrounding structure, resulting in the ...

Abstract: ASTM C1556-11a [ASTM (2016). Standard Test Method for Determining the Apparent Chloride Diffusion Coefficient of Cementitious Mixtures by Bulk Diffusion] provides a systematic procedure to determine the apparent diffusion ...